Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time Sir 48:1-14Mt 6:7-15 “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him” One of the positive outcomes of being in lock-down is the sheer amount of interaction that my wife and I have enjoyed with our 2-year-old son. And the most positive outcome of this increased interaction is... Continue Reading →
17 June, Wednesday — Hearing God amidst the Noise
Wednesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 2:1,6-14Mt 6:1-6,16-18 “And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you” In the 21st century reality that we live in, it is not uncommon for people to share their thoughts and feelings on the internet, specifically social media. Whether on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok, we... Continue Reading →
16 June, Tuesday — To Love like Jesus, we must Trust like Jesus
Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:17-29 Mt 5:43-48 You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect. The calling on each of us who claim/desire to be a disciple of Christ is evident in those words. We are called to be perfect in our love of God, and therefore... Continue Reading →
15 June, Monday — Walk another mile…
Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:1-16 Mt 5:38-42 ….offer no resistance. Offering resistance. That can be an easy thing to do. I resist the knowledge to eat healthy when something sweet and gooey is before my eyes. I resist rising early when I stay up too late. I resist helping another when... Continue Reading →
13 June, Saturday — Yes or No
Jun 13 – Memorial for St. Anthony of Padua, priest, religious, doctor St. Anthony's (1195-1231) wealthy family wanted him to be a great nobleman, but for the sake of Christ he became a poor Franciscan. When the remains of St. Berard and his companions, the first Franciscan martyrs, were brought to be buried in his church, Anthony was... Continue Reading →
12 June, Friday — Breath of God
Friday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:9,11-16Mt 5:27-32 And after the fire there came the sound of a gentle breeze A fellow contributor once remarked about ministry, “If it is God’s work, then it should be as easy as breath.” In the context of today’s first reading, I have been wondering over... Continue Reading →
11 June, Thursday — Paying the price
Jun 11 – Feast of St. Barnabas, apostle St. Barnabas (martyred 61) founded the Church in Antioch. He was a Levite Jewish convert, coming to the faith soon after Pentecost. Barnabas is mentioned frequently in the Acts of the Apostles, and is included among the prophets and doctors at Antioch. Like Paul, Barnabas believed in the Church's... Continue Reading →
10 June, Wednesday — Not Forsaken
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 18:20-39Mt 5:17-19 The Lord is God At one of my recent ministry Zoom sessions, we were all asked to write down one word which described God to us. As I reflected, the word ‘Father’ kept coming up because I was midway through reading ‘Not Forsaken’, written... Continue Reading →
9 June, Tuesday — The Jar of Meal, the Jug of Oil
Jun 9 – Memorial for St. Ephrem of Syria, deacon and Doctor of the Church St. Ephrem (306-373) was baptized at age 18. He helped to evangelize Nisibis, Mesopotamia. He may have attended the Council of Nicaea in 325. He was a deacon and preacher, and had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 363, Nisibis... Continue Reading →
8 June, Monday — Happiness in the Lord
Monday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 17:1-6Mt 5:1-12 How happy... One thing that all of us are probably reminded of during this time of COVID-19 pandemic is how little control we have over the events in our lives. Some of us may have been stranded somewhere, some were probably in a middle... Continue Reading →
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